Claudio Martini

Claudio Martini (born 10 January 1951) is an Italian politician who is the former president of Tuscany.

Claudio Martini
Member of the Senate
In office 16 March 2013 – 22 March 2018
Constituency	Tuscany
6th President of Tuscany
In office 18 May 2000 – 16 April 2010
Preceded by	Vannino Chiti
Succeeded by	Enrico Rossi
Tuscan Regional Assessor of Healthcare
In office 13 June 1995 – 18 May 2000
President	Vannino Chiti
Mayor of Prato
In office 2 June 1989 – 24 April 1995
Preceded by	Alessandro Lucarini
Succeeded by	Fabrizio Mattei
Personal details
Born	(1951-01-10) 10 January 1951 (age 74) Le Bardo, Tunisia
Political party	PCI (till 1991) PDS (1991–1998) DS (1998–2007) PD (since 2007)
Profession	Politician

Biography

Born in Le Bardo, Tunisia, from two parents from Livorno, Martini began his career in the Prato section of the Italian Communist Youth Federation.

In 1985 Martini was elected local secretary of the Italian Communist Party in Prato, and in 1989 he was appointed Mayor, carrying out several important projects for the Tuscan city, including the creation of the Province of Prato in 1992.^[1][2]

At the 1995 regional election, Martini was elected Regional councilor, supporting the candidate of centre-left coalition Vannino Chiti, and was appointed Regional Assessor for Healthcare.

President of Tuscany

At the 2000 regional election, Martini was the candidate of centre-left coalition as President of Tuscany, and managed to get elected, defeating former Minister and House of Freedom candidate Altero Matteoli.^[3] He later manages to seek re-election at the 2005 regional election, holding his seat as governor until 2010.^[4]

Senator

At the 2013 general election, Martini was elected Senator for the Democratic Party.^[5] He is not candidated at the 2018 general election.^[6]